The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE best friend President Cleveland has, next
to his wife, of course, is no less person than
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Folsom.
A HALE old couple of Lexington, H., are John
Reynolds and his wife. He is one hundred and
six years old and she is ninety four.
WITTY Boston lady, looking at queer por-
trait of r. l.. Stevenson said that she looked as
if he were just dissolving into Mr.. Hyde"
EX-SENATOR J. J. PATTERSON, of South Caro-
lima, eminent citizen of Bloomfield. ILL.,
recently married to a young lady of that
place.
SENATOR HAwLEY after his marriage will,
with his bride, be guest of Mr.. Charles Dudley
Warner at Hartford before the opening of Con-
gress.
OVER 81 600, 900 are invested in the tools for
manufacturing type-writers 1t is estimated
that between CO. 600 and 70, 600 of the machines
are in uSe
In accordance with her oft expressed wish,
the patchwork quilt which the children of the
United States presented to Jenny Lind was
buried with her remains.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON continues to i'm
prove in health in the North Woods. He con-
siders himself out of the woods in fact, so far as
danger of serious illness is concerned.
A LITERARY 1yceum in Western town is
wrestling over the question: SIS the proper def
milton of editor, man who puts things in
paper man who keeps things outg"
THE Emperor and Empress of Brazil are go
ing to Witt Palestine. She goes purely in the
spirit of piouS pilgrim. He is inspired by a
mixture of religious and scientific motives.
THE catalogue of the exhibition of the work
of the women etchers of America, now open at
the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, contains
twenty-five names. Half OF these belong to
Pennsylvania
CHARLES DICKENS was presented to a man in
Boston few days ago who opened the converse
ton by the graceful remark that the son of the
famous novelist is not the man his father was.
The conversation ended just there.
4 PRINCE WALDEnfAR, of Denmark, came near
shooting the Gear at recent hunting party in
the Nyrup forest. He mistook him in the dusk
for stag, and had a sure aim at him and his
finger the trigger before he undeceived.
FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT and her two boys
have left England for Italy, where they will pass
the winter. The greater part of the season they
will spend in Florence. Mrs Burnett is writing
a sequel to her charming and famous story,
Little Lord Fauntleroy."
Miss SARAH BURR has left about 500, 600 to
the Mt. Sinai Hospital and the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum in New York. 1t is unusual for Chris
hans to make requests to Jewish institutions,
and the Jewish Messenger advocates memoir
ial to Miss Burr's memory.
IT is the opinion of the Curio that 'isix hun
bred years of venison, pastry custard and good
mans weakness of his pedigree; but
brought up pork and beans who becomes in
fected with the family pride is a monster of
folly"
GOVERNOR WATERMAN, of California, upon
assuming his seat recently, had all the money
in the State Treasury counted, insisting upon
every seal of every bag being broken. The
money, 81. 000 was all there, and the Gov
ernor gave an elaborate dinner to all who had
hand in the count.
JENNY LIND's country home Winds Point
at Burstners Cross near the Malverns. She
took great interest in the welfare of her neigh
bors, and of her last public appearances was
at the West Malvern Concert Hall in the autumn
of 1883, when she sang for the benefit of the
Great Western Railway Servants fund.
MAX ORELI, the Frenchman who lives in
London and writes clever books about John Bull,
known in private life as M. Paul Bluet, was ex-
pected to arrive in New York by the Etruria
Monday, but did not come. He is announced to
deliver his first lecture at Chickering Hall
Friday evening next. The Germanic, due on
Thursday. will probably bring him to America.
A NOVEL plan to promote marriage among the
settlers in the Northwest territory has just been
adopted by the Canadian Pacific railroad. When
a settler wants to go to Ontario for his girl, he
BUYS matrimonial ticket at the usual rates. but
on presenting the ticket few weeks later at an
Ontario station together with marriage certi-
ficate he will be entitled to free transportation
for his bride.
PHLIPP a GERMAN clergyman, WHO
died near Cassel few years ago, and who had
some reputation as naturalist, claims in his
autobiography, which appeared in Strieders
''Gehehrten- Lexicon" that he discovered the
art of photography in 1888, six years before Da-
guerre, but that owing to his imperfect chem
zeal knowledge he was unable to apply and utll-
ize his discovery.
IT is reported in Washington that F. Marion
Crawford, the novelist, intends to purchase a
house in Washington and make that city his fut-
Tre home. Several months ago Frank r..
Stockton bought modest country seat in the
Mrs Burnett John Hay. Crawford and Stock
tom Washington will have the nucleus of most
interesting literary coterie.
MAJ. t. W. WALKER, retired officer Of the
United States army, was daring Indian fighter
years before either General Crook or General
Miles was known to fame. He lives quietly at
the Girard House. Philadelphia, and spends a
great deal of time smoking pipe and recalling
the days he spent ON the Western frontier He
is tall man, with silvery hair and gray mus
tache, and is very popular with the few VINO
know him we'll
COUNT Won MoLTKE is very simple in his
habits. Whereas most Germans'eat five times
a day he has only three meal, which he takes
punctually at s, r. and o'clock. He is very
fond of family life. and often plays with his lit
tie nephews and nieceS, who live in his house.
He seldom receives company. but has occa-
sional musical evening. He seldom takes part
in the conversation except by short pithy re-
mark. He is very fond of whist.
Mr. GLADsroNEs left hand is sometimes in
formed of what his right has done The other
day he sent check of ego to the Distressed
Irish Ladies' Fund, and the president, Mrs.
Power Lalor. after some discussion on the sub
ject wisely decided to receive it, as her society
was distinctly non POLITICAL at the same time
she came to the conclusion not to publish the
gift in the papers, and thereby give the u. u
he fy he rad He wa
too much for her; next morning the liberal gift |
was announced in all the papers. /